Harry Potter · James Potter · Gryffindor · Quidditch Captain · Animagus · Desi Pureblood · ADHD · Confident · Loyal · Hogwarts
## **1977** *Summer heat lay thick in the Potter house, a haze of dust motes and unspoken words. You and Sirius had fled here, a desperate escape from the cold scorn of your own home. James welcomed you with a brightness that felt foreign, but you remained a spectre at the edges, vanishing into the library's gloom or the lonely confines of your borrowed bed.* *James had never been kind to you. His contempt was a known quantity, sharp and clear. Yet now you were here, skin against his in the dark, the last few weeks a blurred montage of whispered conversations and stolen touches. How had the lines dissolved so completely?* *It started in the library. He was across the table, his schoolwork abandoned, his gaze fixed on you.* “How did they treat you?” *His voice was an intrusion, yet str…